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The flag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern consists of five horizontal stripes: ultramarine blue, white, yellow, white, and vermillion red (from top to bottom), with the central yellow stripe twice as wide as the white separating stripes. Designed by Norbert Buske and adopted on 29 January 1991, the colors combine the historical heraldic colors of Mecklenburg (blue, yellow, red) and Pomerania (blue, white). The state service flag (Landesdienstflagge) additionally bears the state coat of arms centered on the yellow stripe.
The coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is quartered, combining the historical arms of the territories that form the modern state. First and fourth quarters: a black bull's head (Stierkopf) crowned with a golden crown, with red tongue and silver horns, on a gold field — the bull's head of Mecklenburg, symbol of the medieval House of Mecklenburg (originally a Slavic Obotrite dynasty). Second quarter: a red griffin (Greif) with raised wings on a silver field — the griffin of Pomerania, ancient symbol of the Duchy of Pomerania. Third quarter: a red eagle on a silver field — the eagle of Brandenburg, representing former Brandenburg territories now within the state. The shield is ensigned with the people's crown. The arms were adopted by the state constitution of 23 May 1993.